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Career Information for Medical Assistants in Washington

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Fast Facts for Medical Assistants in Washington

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Mount Vernon, Wenatchee, and Olympia
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Seattle, Bellingham, and Kennewick
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Seattle, Tacoma, and Spokane

Salaries for Medical Assistants in Washington

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Seattle, Tacoma, and Olympia. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Medical Assistants in Washington are listed below.

Selected Medical Assistant Schools in Washington

These schools offer particularly quick info upon request, and we have written detailed profiles for each (click school names to see the profiles).

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Everest College
Bremerton, Everett, Renton, Seattle, Tacoma

Offers certificate programs, degree programs, and courses in 11 U.S. states with more than 35 locations. Online programs are also available.

  • Programs: Medical Assisting, Medical Assisting Program, Medical Assisting - Associate Degree
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Diploma
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Charter College
Bellingham, Pasco

Offers undergraduate degree programs in business, IT, and medical fields. Located in Anchorage, Alaska and Wasilla, Alaska.

  • Programs: Medical Assistant, Medical Office Administration: Concentration In Medical Assistant
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Certificate, Diploma
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Carrington College
Spokane

Offers degree and certificate programs in medical, dental, and information technology disciplines. Main campus in Phoenix, Arizona and eight satellite campuses spread across six western states.

  • Programs: Medical Assisting
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Certificate

Selected Online Schools for Medical Assistants in Washington

SchoolLocationsDegreesQuick Info
Keiser University eCampus OnlineOnlineAssociateGet Info
South UniversityOnlineAssociateGet Info
Kaplan University OnlineOnlineAssociateGet Info
Ashworth CollegeOnlineDiplomaGet Info
Herzing CollegeOnlineAssociate, DiplomaGet Info

More Washington Medical Assistant Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Big Bend Community CollegeMoses LakeAssociate1,893
Centralia CollegeCentraliaAssociate3,652
Clark CollegeVancouverAssociate9,705
Clover Park Technical CollegeLakewoodAssociate9,829
Columbia Basin CollegePascoAssociate6,393
Everett Community CollegeEverettAssociate7,674
Highline Community CollegeDes MoinesAssociate5,859
Lake Washington Technical CollegeKirklandAssociate3,996
Lower Columbia CollegeLongviewAssociate3,348
Olympic CollegeBremertonBachelor6,623
Peninsula CollegePort AngelesBachelor3,180
Pima Medical Institute RentonRentonAssociate290
Pima Medical Institute SeattleSeattleAssociate357
Renton Technical CollegeRentonAssociate4,915
Seattle Community College-North CampusSeattleAssociate5,856
Skagit Valley CollegeMount VernonAssociate5,727
South Puget Sound Community CollegeOlympiaAssociate4,947
Spokane Community CollegeSpokaneAssociate6,961
Wenatchee Valley CollegeWenatcheeAssociate3,150
Whatcom Community CollegeBellinghamAssociate4,127
Yakima Valley Community CollegeYakimaAssociate4,354

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Medical Assistants

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Washington. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Medical Assistants

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Medical Assistants relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

WASHINGTON

   
Mount Vernon250$31,6401.8
Wenatchee220$29,8101.8
Olympia490$32,9201.5
Bremerton430$32,2901.5
Longview140$32,1501.4
Tacoma1,330$33,3001.4
Yakima350$32,0401.3
Spokane920$29,3401.2
Kennewick310$29,3901
Bellingham240$30,8400.9
Seattle4,460$34,7300.8
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